A man who was about to embark on his retirement was shot and killed during his final work shift. Angela Rozier reports.

A man who was about to embark on his retirement was shot and killed during his final work shift. Angela Rozier reports.

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Updated: 6:18 PM EST Nov 23, 2015

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WEBVTT LATEST ON THIS ALERT AND BRINKYOU ANY NEW INFORMATION.HE WAS A HARD WORKING MAN.HE CARED ABOUT THE FAMILY ALLTHE TIME.HE WAS DECENT MAN.A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER'SCHILDREN DEVASTATED AFTERLEARNING THEIR FATHER WASMURDERED DURING THE FINAL HOURSIN THE STORE HE HAD JUST SOLD.THE 79-YEAR-OLD VICTIM HADJUST SOLD HIS LIQUOR STORE INBOYNTON BEACH AND WAS ABOUT TOEMBARK ON RETIREMENT WHENSOMEONE WALKED IN, KILLED HIMAND THEN ROBBED THE PLACE.ANGELA ROZIER JOINS US LIVE.I KNOW YOU SPOKE WITH THEHEARTBROKEN CHILDREN TODAY.Reporter: YES WE DID.THEY WERE HERE EARLIER AT THECRIME SCENE, PICKING UP THEIRFATHER'S VEHICLE.BEFORE THEY LEFT, THEY MADE ANEMOTIONAL PLEA ASKING FOR HELPTO FIND THE PERSON THAT TOOKTHEIR FATHER AWAY FROM HIM.HE'S 79-YEAR-OLD.WHAT HARM COULD HE DO TO ANYBODYFOR HIM TO END UP LIKE THIS?(INDISCERNIBLE).Reporter: THE VICTIM'SCHILDREN TELL ME THEY AREHEARTBROKEN.WE'RE JUST DEVASTATED.HE WAS A HARD WORKING MAN.HE CARED ABOUT THE FATHER ANDMOTHER LAY ALL THE TIME.Reporter: THE FORKS79-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND SHOT TODEATH SUNDAY NIGHT BY A CUSTOMERINSIDE THE LIQUOR MARKET STOREHE USED TO OWN.LAST NIGHT WAS HIS LAST SHIFTWORKING AT THAT STORE AND HE WASRETIRING.HIS SON ACTUALLY MADE HIM ASPECIAL CELEBRATORY DINNER.AND WAS WAITING FOR HIM TO COMEHOME.BUSINESS OWNERS IN THESHOPPING CENTER WHERE THE STOREIS LOCATED WERE SHOCKED TO HEARWHAT HAPPENED.HE WAS VERY SWEET.HE WAS VERY NICE.VERY POLITE.YEAH.Reporter: HIS SON SAID HISTO HELP EVERYONE.IF THE CUSTOMER DID NOT HAVEENOUGH MONEY, HE WAS ALWAYS --HE SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.AND HE WAS PUTTING IT FROM HISPOCKET.POLICE WERE CANVASSING FROMTHE AREA LOOKING FOR CLUES.THE FAMILY CONTINUES TO LOOK FORANSWERS.CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.LET'S GET THESE GUYS.HE DIDN'T DESERVE IT.HE DID NOT DESERVE THE WAY HEDIED.(INDISCERNIBLE).Reporter: FRIENDS HAVE BEENSTOPPING BY ALL DAY DROPPING OFFFLOURS AT THE SCENE.THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEREWAS A ROBBERY HERE.THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED ONOCTOBER 27TH.OUR VICTIM FOUGHT BACK.THAT SUSPECT SAID HE WASINJURED.NOT SURE IF HE FOUGHT BACK THISTIME.THEY SAY THEY NEED YOUR HELP.IF YOU WERE IN THE AREA AND SAW

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A man who was about to embark on his retirement was shot and killed during his final work shift. Angela Rozier reports.